Book Title: Applied Philosophy of Anekanta
Author(s): Shashiprajna Samni
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati Institute

View full book text
Previous | Next

Page 97
________________ man is strange. They want gain, but not loss, they want joy, but not sorrow, they want life, but not ready to accept death and wish to be praised, never condemnation. They then forget the universal rule. In this dualistic world, nothing comes alone. Everything is in pairs. Man is ignorant. He wants to break the order of anekāntic nature of Reality and wants only a single dimension and through such one-sided perspective, one cannot lead a life of equanimity. Now we will proceed towards the detailed implications of Philosophy of Co-existence. The Philosophy of co-existence as propounded by Mahāprajña' has its roots in the Jain agam-s. Thānam, Nandi and Daśavaikālika Sūtras have the description of opposite couplets in plenty. Some of them are as follows: dharmāstikāya-adharmāstikāya, lokaaloka, bandha-moksha, punya-pāpa, āshrava-samvara, jiva-ajiva, trus-sthāvar, dharma-adharma, vedanā-nirjarā etc.' Similar seven pairs are mentioned in Nandi Sūtra of 'shrut gyan!? In the Daśavaikālika Sūtra,' the four key emotions, Anger , Ego, Affection and Greed are prominently discussed. Sūtra states that these emotions co-exist with the contrasting feelings. Anger can be diluted by forgiveness and Ego with humility. Affection too, is a kind of bondage and can be countered by equanimity. Greed can be overcome is that the opposites coexist. 3.2.6 Opposing Pairs in Our Body There is co-existence of opposing pairs in our body too. In our body there are billions of cells. Every second, five crore Thānam. op.cit., 2.1. Nandi Sūtra. Ed. Mahāprajña. With Prākst Text, Sanskệt Renderings, Hindi Translation, Comparative Notes and Various Appendixes. Ladnun: Jaina Vishva Bharati, 1997, Sūtra-4.55. 3 Daśvaiāliya”. Ed. Muni Nathmal. With Prākst Text, Sanskrt Renderings, Hindi Translation and Critical Annotations. Ladnun: Jain Vishva Bharati, 1975, Sutra-8.37. 74

Loading...

Page Navigation
1 ... 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220